Antiscald-faucet.



J. R. BOUTELL. ANTISGKLD FAUOEII'.

I APPLICATION FILED MAI 1912.

Patented'May 20, 1913.

Patented May 20,1913.

2 SHEETS-SIHEBTIK JOHN R. BO'UTELL,

0F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR 86 RAISCI-IPATTERN WORKS, OF MILWAUKEE,

0F ONE-HALF TO S IEBEBS WISCONSIN.

ANTISGALD-FAUC'ET.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN R. BOUTELL, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of vWVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Antiscald-Faucets; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention refers to what is known to the trade as an antiscald faucet, its object being to provide a simple, economical, effective and positively actuated compound faucet of the aforesaid type. i

In carrying out my invention I provide a housing with separatehot and cold water supply ports that communicate with a common mixing chamber Within the housing, the mixing chamber having a single discharge mouth. The supply ports are controlled by independent valves that are actuated by independent eccentrics, one of which is carried by an operating spindle that is arranged concentric with a stud spindle, which stud spindle carries the opposite eccentric. Motion is imparted to the stud spindle from the operating spindle by a tappet finger carried by said operating spindle, which tappet finger alternately engages spaced actuating lugs that project from the stud spindle, the actuating lugs constituting tappet opposing shoulders. By this assemblage of mechanical elements it is apparent that an approximate-revolution of the operating spindle in one direction will in its-cycle successively first open the cold water port followed by half opening the hot-water port coincident with a half closure of said cold water port and in completing its cycle the hot water port will be fully opened, while the cold water port is simultaneously fully closed, the operation being reversed upon return of the spindle to its normal or closed position. Thus it is apparent that scalding is prevented owing to the fact that a full stream of cold water will fiow through the mixing chamber, followed by an equal flow of mixed hot and cold water and thereafter at the discretion of the operator the cycle may be completed whereby the cold water is entirely cut off or the temperature of the mix ture may be increased to any desired degree, up to a maximum degree consistent with the temperature of the hot water.

With the above objects in view the invention consists in certain peculiarities 'of con- Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed May 28, 1912. Serial No. 700,210.

actuating mechanism, cated by line 7-'-'( of Fig. 3; Fig. 8, a simifor the reception of which spindle projects through said'stufiing Patented May 20, 1913.

struction andcombination of mechanical elements as hereinafter set forth with reference to the accompanying drawings and subsequently claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 represents a longitudinal central sectional elevation of a faucet embodying the features of my invention; Fig. 2, a plan view partly in section as indicated by line 2-2 of Fig. 1; Figs. 3 to 6 inclusive illustratesectional diagram views showing the various positions assumed by the valves in a complete cycle; Fig. 7 a detailed cross-section of the valvethe section being indilar detailed sectional view of the valve actuating mechanism, the section being indicated by line 8-8 of Fig-5; Fig. 9 representsfa detailed face view of one of the valve-actuating members, and Fig..10, an inverted face view of the opposite valve-member.

Referring by characters to the drawings, 1, 1 represent hot and cold water chambers respectively of a housing, which housing is rovided' with a centrallyv disposed mixing chamber 2 that communicates with the valve chambers through hot and cold water ports 3, 3' respectively, the mixing chamber being also provided with a discharge port 4 that is adapt'edto receive a suitable spigot fitting. The valve chambers are each-provided with opened ends which are closed by caps Sin threaded union with said open ends. The bottom wall of the mixing chamber is provided with a projecting centrally disposed socket 6, while the upper wall of said chamher is provided with an open mouth to facilitate assemblage of the mechanism. which mouth is closed by a bonnet 7 that is in screw-threaded engagement therewith, the bonnet being provided with a stufling-box 8 an operating spindle 9,

box and carries an actuating handle 9'. The lower end of the operating spindleis provided with a head 10 which extends into the mixing chamber and carries a depending eccentric-pin 10. A stud spindle 11 is'jo'urnaledin the socket 6 in alinement with the operating spindle, the said stud spindlebeing provided with a head'12 that carries an eccentric pin 12'. The spindles, heads and eccentric pins just described thus'constitute actuating eccentrics for valve-members of the Fuller type, which valve-members will be hereinafter mdre fully described. 1 For valve stetn is a duplieate ot the 4 the purpose of convenient'e in assemhlagtas hest shown in Fig. l, the opposite tlat end Faces ot' the eeeentries are up n approximately the same horizoi'ital plane. a line drawn through whit-h plane interseets the center ot the supply ports. there heitre inst sufiieient elearanre hetween the end titres of the eeeentries to permit independent rota tion thereof.

.\n apertured huh i i of a valvestetn 3 is journaled upon the operatinp stem eeeentrie It the valve-stem heing' hent in ogee form so as to hrin its free end in alinement with the eold water supply port 3. The t'reeend ot' said stem earries a hall valve 1 t. whieh hall-valve is adapted to elese the port and open the same in opposition to water pressure. A similar val'\'e-.-.tem l3 t':lt'1 \lttfl a hall-valve 15' is titted to the stud spindle eeeentrie 12. the said st with ,an apertured huh I to reeeive the eeeentrie.

5" that is adapted 'lhe hot-water eold water valve-stem. with the eaveption that it is hent in an og'ee torn) opposite that of said eold water stem. the end in either stem heing' made to etl'eet a rleara'nee ineidental to the rotation of the eeeentrtes. It will also he ohserved that owing to the tart that the end tat-e 0t hoth eeeentries are praeti ally upon the same plane that the end t'aee ot the stud eeeentrie l2 and apertured huh ot' the valve-stem 15 will serve as a ruh-plate tor the apertured huh l3 ol the eold water \'al\'estem 1 3. wherelrv said eold water valve-stem is held in its relative eorreet position.

when the hot water valve is elo ed as hest shown in the diagram view Fin". 1. the same is loeked in this position h v a tug tti whieh projerts upwardly from the stud spindle head 12. the said lug heine in engagement with the valve-stem t3 wherehv further movement of the stud spindle trom lett to right is ('ttttlitt'l and in this ehee'ked'or loelted position. as shown in said diagram view. the handle it will assume the position indieated in dotted lines. Another lit t i proje -ts upwardly from the head 12 and when thotvalve is in its normal or elosed position the said lug as shown in the diagram view Fig. 3. is engaged by a horizontallv disposed otl'set' shoe 1? that 't'orms part ot' a tappet l7. whieh tappet depends t'roni the head [0 ot the operating stem, the raid shoe being positioned to pass under the otlse' porti n ot the eold water valve-stein 3'. Thus it is apparent that. when the handle as indieated in dotted lines Fig. 3, is in its notmal er rlosed p ition. that the tappet shoe heing in engagret-nent with the lu; tttQ will loek said handle in this position. owing to the head I! heing held against t'urther rotation from right to let't h the lug lti hereinhet'ore mentioned, in \\'lllt'lt em hein r providet'l' 'halt' ot its throw.

' rause the hot water l ition the cold water valve also forms a t ght etosure for the eold water port 3.'

the toe I and lo constitute tappet 0ppos nemembers or shoulders which are adapted to he aetuated hy the operating spindle ta-ppet. 'lhe lug l i serves as a closing menther tor the hot water 'alve when a gae-(ml hwthe tappet and the lug It; serves a an opening ntetnher for said hot-water valve when engaged hy the aforesaid tappet and also a ltlt'liltlg member for the valve when said lu g 1t is opposed by the valve stem it will also he apparerit from the (ll2t\\'lttl'. that when the operating stem is rotated from left to right to open the valves that thetappet l7 earried thereby is of sueh length to permit it to travel over and pass the otl'set hot-water \tllVtkStElD 15 whrrehv in its rotation the tappet will pick up log to and through its connections cause rotation of the stud spindle.

As previouslv stated both the operating and tlltl spindles are journaled in the housing in axial aiinement and h v referring to the diagram view Fig. 3. it will he seen that when h'et'h valve. are rinsed and the operating handle ism its normal position, the hotwater val e t't't'ttltt'lt' t2 and the cold water valve eeeentrie Lt) are at points of their greatest throwrelative to inward movement ot' their !'e--:p :-ti'=e valves. t'htts drawing said valves tightly against their seats. Home to open the eold water valve. the handle t) i. first given an approximate half turn. the ame assuming the po ition as shown in the diagram view Fig". -t-, said handle being moved t'ront lel't to right. in deserihing this portion ot a revolution the operating eceentrie it) ot' the eold water val\e will deserihe an approximate half revolution \\ltt't'elt the full outward thrust of the cold water \al\e stem 13' will ausine' said valve to open the cold water port to its tut] eapaeitv. While this move ment is heing etlet'ted there will he no movement ot' the hot water \ul\'t (tFIttt0lliI1g met-hanisn'i hut simultaueously with the full opening! of the eold water valve thetappett? will have engaged lug it; that projects tront the head of the :stud spindle as shown in Fig. 4. Should the valve-stein he given an approximate quarter turn in the same opening direetion it will assume the position shown in Fig. and henee in this partial rotation of the operating stem the tappet I? will have caused a quarter rotation otthe stud spindle head. 'lllt'l] rotation will tweentrie 12 to move toward the hot water port approximately ltenee said hot Water valve will he thrust t'roin its seat a suttieientdistanee to permit halt the capacity of the hill tlow of hot water through said port to the mixing ehainher. incidental to this initial movement of the hot water valve the he ett'eeted, thus till through the chamber tained in the reverse tromcold water eccentric 10 will have moved to l approximately the same point as the hot water eccentric and thus the coldovaterl valve will be drawn toward its seat whereby 1 the flow of the cold water to the mixing chamber will have been reduced to one-half of its capacity. Hence in the, position shown in Fig. 5 hot and cold water will be admitted to the mixing chamber in equal. quanl tities, which mixture will be dischargedmouth at. Should it be t desired to increase the temperature of the flowing water. the handle 9 will be moved i from right to left either an approximate quarter throw or any part thereof whereby i the hot and cold water eccentrics will travel together to the position shown in Fig. 6, in l which position the handle has completed its l cycle and the cold water eccentric is in ap- E proximately the same posit-ion as that shown l in the diagram view Fig. 3, whereby the cold water port is closed by its valve member and l the hot water port is full open. l It is apparent that if desired the handle 9' can be set in any intermediate position i between the positions shown in Figs. 5 and i 6 to temper the wate' at any degree above the temperature produced by a inixture of equal parts of hot and cold. Should it be desired to close the valve it is apparent that rotation of the operating handle is reversed and both valves are finally brought to a closed position as indicated in the! diagram view Fig. 3 and in returning tol said normal position the progressive movei ment of the valves will be successively obl that just de i scribed, the tappet. shoe 1t picking up lug i i 16 in its rotation, whercb the stud spindle is rotated back to its normal locked. position. l From the foregoingdescription it is ap parent that. by a simple handle movement a full flow of cold water is first admitlcd l to the chamber and thereafter-the cold \vater flow is partially restricted and an equal portion of hot water is admitted to said mixing chan'lber so that the danger of scalding through llHHlVtIflPllt' quick manipula-l tion of the operating n'icans ot a combina- 1 lion hot and cold water valve is eliminated. lt it also apparent that. the bonnet may i be provided with suitable indication marlcs to show the successive required movements of the valve handle in order to produce the l dcsircd tcmprmlure o'l water. Attention is l also callcd lo the fact that while l havei shown and described the valves as of thcl Fuller type that I may. without departing l l'r -m lhc spirit ol' my invention cmploy any suitable form of valve in conjunction with the independent eccentrics and tappet mechanism. l

in engagement with the stem I claim: 1. A faucet comprising a housing having a mixmg' chamber prov1ded Wltll-{t' pair of supply ports and. a discharge port,a valve for each supply port, independent actuating eccentrics connected to the respective valves, a tappet carried by one of the eccentrics, a pair of tappetop 'iosing -members carried by the other eccentric adapted to be engaged by the tappet, and an. operating spindle for one of said eccentrics.

2. A faucet comprising a housing having a mixing chamber provided with a pair of supply ports and a discharge port, a valve.

for each supply port, independent actuating eccentricsconnected to the respective valves, a tappet- 'carricd by one of the eccentries, a pair of -tappet opposing lugs pro iecting from the other eccentric in of-travel of the tappet, and an operating spindle for the tappet-carrying eccentric.

A faucet comprising a housing for a mixing chamber provided the path with a pair ofsupply ports and a discharge port, a ball".

valve for each supply port, stems extending inwardlv from said ball-valves, the stems being provided with apertured hubs, an operating spindle journaled in the housing, a stud spindlejournaled in the housing in axial alinement with theoperating spindle, but independent thcretroml a I each spindle, a pin extending from eac head eccentric to its spindle, the pins being pet extending from one of the heads, and lugs extending from the opposite head aralinement with the operating spindle, an

each spindle head, valves with thereeccentric carried by stcms connecting the spoctive eccentrics, a tappet extending fromthe operating spindle bead. and a pair of lugs extending from adapted to be engaged by the tappet, one of the lugs being adapted to engage one of said \alve slen'is' lo ctl'cct a locking movement of ils.valve member when the latter is closed.

In testimony that l claim the foregoing l have hereunto set my hand at Milwaukee in the counlfl' ol l\lllWtllll\'(( and State of Wisconsin in the presence of two Witnesses.

V JOHN R. BOUTELL.

\Vil ucsscs! (lino. W. \ouNe, \V. 'A.. Ramon.

head carried byhubs, a tap housing, a headed stud the stud spindle head ranged to be alternatelyengaged by the 

